Food Web Ripple Effects and Matter Pathways Worksheet
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Food Web Ripple Effects and Matter Pathways Worksheet
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Directions
- Fill in each blank carefully.
- Circle or mark the best answer for each multiple-choice question.
- Match each prompt to the best option before writing your answer.
- Use the larger space to show your thinking on word problems.
1. In a food web, arrows show the movement of __.
2. Which change could cause a ripple effect in a pond food web?
3. Match the change to the likely result: fewer pond insects
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4. If grass is eaten by a rabbit, matter moves from the grass to the __.
5. Which organism helps return dead matter to the environment?
6. Why does losing one population sometimes affect several others?
7. Match the pathway to the description: dead fish -> bacteria
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8. A producer is important because it brings matter into the __ web.
9. Which statement best explains a ripple effect?
10. Why should students trace more than one pathway in a food web?
📋 Teacher Answer Key
1. matter
2. many water plants disappear
3. fish may have less food
4. rabbit
5. fungus
6. Food webs are connected systems, so one change can alter several feeding pathways at the same time.
7. matter moves to a decomposer
8. food
9. One change in a web can influence several connected organisms.
10. Tracing multiple pathways helps them see ecosystems as connected systems instead of isolated chains.